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by Doris Kearns Goodwin
This monumental work explores the political genius of Abraham Lincoln by focusing on his decision to appoint his fiercest rivals to his cabinet. Doris Kearns Goodwin illustrates how Lincoln's extraordinary emotional intelligence and leadership skills allowed him to harness the talents of his competitors to preserve the Union and win the Civil War. It is a profound study of power, strategy, and the human capacity for reconciliation, offering timeless lessons for leaders in any field or era through meticulous historical research.
A popular book with millions of readers worldwide.
Notable Quotes
"Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was bigger than his country - bigger than all the Presidents together. We are still too near to his greatness,' (Leo) Tolstoy (in 1908) concluded, 'but after a few centuries more our posterity will find him considerably bigger than we do. His genius is still too strong and powerful for the common understanding, just as the sun is too hot when its light beams directly on us.' (748)"
"An adult friend of Lincoln's: "Life was to him a school."
"In order to “win a man to your cause,” Lincoln explained, you must first reach his heart, “the great high road to his reason."
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